RMIT Flight Training- Good or Bad?
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Does anyone know or heard anything about the Swinburne commercial program? The Qantas cadets go through this program as well. I think it's very similar to the RMIT program. Or would it be better to go through a smaller flying school?
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Does anyone know or heard anything about the Swinburne commercial program? The Qantas cadets go through this program as well. I think it's very similar to the RMIT program. Or would it be better to go through a smaller flying school?
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Hi,
After reading the reviews from RMIT, I have definatly ruled out the uni. I am in year 12 and I am really really considering to apply for the bachelor of aviation / commerce course next year at Swineburne Uni. I have read through the many websites about the subjscts that are taught and the flying that will be covered. I also however know that such websites are designed to attract the "customers" into their courses and everything seems to be rosy.
I would like to know from someone whether the swineburne avation course is as good as its made out to be and whether there are any negatives. I I also dont know whether finishing this course will allow me to start work with a charter comoany / private sector etc.
Any feedback would be greatly appreacited, thanks
After reading the reviews from RMIT, I have definatly ruled out the uni. I am in year 12 and I am really really considering to apply for the bachelor of aviation / commerce course next year at Swineburne Uni. I have read through the many websites about the subjscts that are taught and the flying that will be covered. I also however know that such websites are designed to attract the "customers" into their courses and everything seems to be rosy.
I would like to know from someone whether the swineburne avation course is as good as its made out to be and whether there are any negatives. I I also dont know whether finishing this course will allow me to start work with a charter comoany / private sector etc.
Any feedback would be greatly appreacited, thanks
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I am also currently studying year 12 and looking around at my options for becoming a pilot.
I went into RMIT a few weeks ago and spoke to one of the directors. It all seems pretty good from what I saw. The airfield especially looks like an ace spot for the school. But what is everyones problem with it? Is it really that bad?
Does anyone have a link to a detailed review of RMIT? past student perhaps?
My other option is swinburne which I will also apply for. Not sure whether to go with cert 4 (1yr), advanced diploma (2yr) or the bachelor (3yr)
I went into RMIT a few weeks ago and spoke to one of the directors. It all seems pretty good from what I saw. The airfield especially looks like an ace spot for the school. But what is everyones problem with it? Is it really that bad?
Does anyone have a link to a detailed review of RMIT? past student perhaps?
My other option is swinburne which I will also apply for. Not sure whether to go with cert 4 (1yr), advanced diploma (2yr) or the bachelor (3yr)
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Bad, VERY BAD
They will charge you far more than anywhere else.
You will rarely fly with anyone but a grade 3 instructor.
All their instructors are just trying to build hours.
It will be hard to book aircraft, as priority will be given to international students.
Much of their theory teaching is incorrect.
Very few companies will care about a degree, diploma, etc- they know its a bludge. The extra time a university course takes would be far, far better spent working in the industry building hours.
None of the instructors will have ever worked as something other than an instructor, no charter, no RPT, no surveying, no skydiving, etc. How are they going to train you for a CPL when they have never flown commercially?
They have a bad reputation for producing people with no industry experience. Their CPL graduates are still students.
MANY COMPANIES WON’T EMPLOY OAA GRADUATES FOR THE ABOVE REASONS!!!!!!
My employer stupidly hired one a month ago but laid him off after 5 hours of internal training, he said it was going to take at least 50 hours and a heap of babysitting to get him ready to work for us.
Go to a flying school in the country that also operates charter, etc. Many of them are run by ex-airline pilots. Their pilots generally do both charter and instructing and many of their instructors are “career instructors.” They will quite likely let help you organise charters and even go along as “co-pilot.” Bendigo and Shepparton are good examples.
Hope this helps!
You will rarely fly with anyone but a grade 3 instructor.
All their instructors are just trying to build hours.
It will be hard to book aircraft, as priority will be given to international students.
Much of their theory teaching is incorrect.
Very few companies will care about a degree, diploma, etc- they know its a bludge. The extra time a university course takes would be far, far better spent working in the industry building hours.
None of the instructors will have ever worked as something other than an instructor, no charter, no RPT, no surveying, no skydiving, etc. How are they going to train you for a CPL when they have never flown commercially?
They have a bad reputation for producing people with no industry experience. Their CPL graduates are still students.
MANY COMPANIES WON’T EMPLOY OAA GRADUATES FOR THE ABOVE REASONS!!!!!!
My employer stupidly hired one a month ago but laid him off after 5 hours of internal training, he said it was going to take at least 50 hours and a heap of babysitting to get him ready to work for us.
Go to a flying school in the country that also operates charter, etc. Many of them are run by ex-airline pilots. Their pilots generally do both charter and instructing and many of their instructors are “career instructors.” They will quite likely let help you organise charters and even go along as “co-pilot.” Bendigo and Shepparton are good examples.
Hope this helps!
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That is crap CRM 87.
I know plenty of guys who I graduated with at OAA who have jobs, even jobs way out in the bush where only your so called properly trained pilots fly given the tender hands of these 'experienced' instructors.
Sure there are people who look down on the training facilities like that and so people should for certain reasons, especially cost of training. However they are one company that are putting up the money and paying instructors a lot better than anywhere else and giving GrIII's a go.
I have been working as a flight instructor/charter pilot for another company after training at OAA and realise that there are different ways to do things and at the moment cannot see the benefits of either one. Time will tell.
I say think of any training school as a used car sales man. Try get what you want out of them.
I know plenty of guys who I graduated with at OAA who have jobs, even jobs way out in the bush where only your so called properly trained pilots fly given the tender hands of these 'experienced' instructors.
Sure there are people who look down on the training facilities like that and so people should for certain reasons, especially cost of training. However they are one company that are putting up the money and paying instructors a lot better than anywhere else and giving GrIII's a go.
I have been working as a flight instructor/charter pilot for another company after training at OAA and realise that there are different ways to do things and at the moment cannot see the benefits of either one. Time will tell.
I say think of any training school as a used car sales man. Try get what you want out of them.
